Hello from USA – I am sorry I have to write in English. I have collected Tekno for many years now but do not know much about these B.P. boxes for the Tekno Mercedes. Mine have come from ebay in Europe mostly. I have some of the same ones you have and read the same http://bohnstedtpetersen.dk/history.htm website.
Tekno were sold in the early years in the US – 1950s-1960s maybe, the old Dodge trucks, FIRE DEPT trucks, etc. Then at the end of the 1960s they showed up in high end toy stores – MPC and KIRK cars, etc. Some blister packs were sold but they are very rare.
I have never heard of Mercedes Benz dealers giving or selling Tekno 1/43 copies of the cars ever in the US. I do not think Tekno did that with any American dealers. In the 1960-70s the 1/24 scale plastic promo was very popular in the US, not 1/43 metal. But I could be wrong!
Hi Hi Knut, Ole, Peter! And Hans Jørgen – I’ve seen your name before! You all know a lot about Tekno. It is fun to learn their history and back ground, I think.
